Whether you're looking for rock, ice, alpine or all of it you'll find it in Wyoming. Our rock ranges from bone white dolomite, to pink, pre-cambrian granite that will rip the shirt right off your back. Areas are grouped up by either mountain range (Wind River Range), general area (Lander Area), or well known destination (Vedauwoo). The West lives on in the 307!
Devil's TowerClassic crack climbs including the
Durrance route which is one of the 50 classic climbs in North America. A 4-6 pitch route that tops out at the summit. A great introduction to climbing at the tower, but start up early to avoid crowds and afternoon thunderstorms particularly during spring and summer. Fall is the most settled time of year. Once you have tagged the summit you can pick the first couple of pitches on a route to get the best bang for your buck. Please respect the climbing closure during the month of June.
Grand Teton National ParkSome of the best alpine climbing in the country together with good cragging and multipitch climbing such as in
Cascade Canyon. The Tetons are the only mountain range that reminds me of the mountains back home in New Zealand.
South Fork, Cody100m-plus ice climbing with an alpine feel.
VedauwooIf you can climb wide cracks, then Vedauwoo is Fat crack heaven. For the rest of us it's a place to be humble! The
Nautilus is probably the standout area with a great variety of routes. Don't be swayed by all the wide-crack talk; Vedauwoo also has lots of "normal" cracks as well. Tape is pretty essential here, so stock up before a visit.
Lander AreaThe most popular sport climbing destination in Wyoming, featuring the International Climbers' Festival every July and more than enough limestone pockets to go around.
Ten SleepMiles and miles of Dolomite line either side of Ten Sleep Canyon. Nearly 1000 sport routes pepper the cliffs and will test your finger strength. Plug your fingers into the finest pocket pulling around.
Central Wyoming Climbers Alliance
Protection, Education, and Celebration of Wyoming Climbing
wyomingclimbers.org
Bighorn Climbers Coalition
Dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting access to climbing resources in the Bighorn Mountains and Bighorn Basin of Wyoming.
bighornclimbers.org
The Access Fund
Since 1990, the Access Fund has been the only national advocacy organization that keeps climbing areas open and conserves the climbing environment. If you only donate to one climbing organization this year, please consider supporting the Access Fund.
accessfund.org
Southeast Wyoming Climbers Coalition
SEWYCC works towards the betterment of climbing access and issues in Southeast Wyoming. We are the unified voice of climbers for Vedauwoo and beyond.
Our values are: access, inclusivity, sustainability, cooperation, and stewardship.
https://www.sewyclimbers.org/
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Rapid City, SD
Check out Ten Sleep's Log Cabin Motel. New owners catering to climbers. Motel will be open year round. Also a large guest house can be rented.
www.tensleepmotel.com Jan 15, 2011
Chattanooga, TN
I'm looking to combine good backpacking and sport climbing into one trip. I was looking at Sinks but it kind of seems like car camping for the most part. I would do the wind river range but I don't have trad gear or the skill set for trad. I also considered the Uintas but can't find enough information. Any bit helps, Thanks. Feb 17, 2015
Snohomish, WA
Doesn't exist in Wyoming. You might be able to get in some backpacking in the Lander area by hiking between Sinks and Wild Iris and the other crags, but I've never heard of a sport climbing area that was so far from the road that a dead drill battery would take a 4-day round trip trek to resolve. Feb 17, 2015
Laramie, WY
Visit the site:
onanypc.com/statelandaccess/
State lands access data base onanypc.com/statelandaccess/
The sites above may not be active any longer.
See:
Wyoming state lands with public access gis.statelands.wyo.gov/GIS/… Jun 14, 2015
Cody, WY
Boulder, CO
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania